Join Parkland for a very special event to launch the Bleeding Daylight concert/documentary film and soundtrack.

Twenty guests will experience the film in a comfortable, long table-style gathering featuring a spread of delicious food as well as drink pairings matched to each of the five songs featured in the film. It’s been really fun thinking about how to complement the moods and meanings of each song with food and drink, and we look forward to experimenting on…errr…experiencing it with you.

For bandleader Rob Malowany, Parkland is about more than just the musical side of things; it’s about coming together to share experiences with friends both old and new, and making each of those experiences unique and memorable.

Members of the band as well as filmmaker Mark Halliday (Moonrider Productions) will be on hand for general inquiries and deeply casual mingling [before/after] the screening.

Tickets are limited to twenty per screening, and include the drink pairings and tasty snacks throughout the film. There will be a cash bar during the afterparty.

Get in touch by October 10th if you have any serious food allergies, or would like non-alcoholic drink pairings.

Join Parkland for a very special event to launch the Bleeding Daylight concert/documentary film and soundtrack.

Twenty guests will experience the film in a comfortable, long table-style gathering featuring a spread of delicious food as well as drink pairings matched to each of the five songs featured in the film. It’s been really fun thinking about how to complement the moods and meanings of each song with food and drink, and we look forward to experimenting on…errr…experiencing it with you.

For bandleader Rob Malowany, Parkland is about more than just the musical side of things; it’s about coming together to share experiences with friends both old and new, and making each of those experiences unique and memorable.

Members of the band as well as filmmaker Mark Halliday (Moonrider Productions) will be on hand for general inquiries and deeply casual mingling before the screening.

Tickets are limited to twenty per screening, and include the drink pairings and tasty snacks throughout the film. There will be a cash bar during the reception.

Get in touch by October 10th if you have any serious food allergies, or would like non-alcoholic drink pairings.

Soup or chilli will be served to warm your guts.BYOB.Be kind and respectful.

*This event takes place on the territory of the Blackfoot and the people of Treaty 7 Region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Siksika, the Piikuni, the Kainai, the Tsuu T'ina and the Stoney Nakoda First Nations. Calgary is also home to the Metis Nation of Alberta, Region III.

The incomparable and captivating CJ Boyd has been touring the world literally nonstop for 10 years, returning at intervals to Vancouver like a rare comet in the night sky. We're really glad to have him back at Merge. Don't miss out, stargazers!

It's also a very special night because experimental pianist/composer Róisín Adams will be opening the night with her Mirror Compositions, and then joining Parkland on keys later in the evening.

$10 (Cash only)

Doors 9pm, music at 9:30pm

Parkland is the constantly-evolving music project of singer/guitarist/producer Rob Malowany. Impassioned, heart-laid-bare lyrics and alt-country underpinnings are stretched and spontaneously reimagined by a shining cast of Vancouver creative improvisers. No two performances are the same.

https://parklandmusicproject.bandcamp.com

Bassist, composer, vagabond, CJ Boyd uses low-end loops and voices in order to try and stop time. On perpetual tour since March 2008, movement and stasis are both at the center of his music. Though solo performance takes up the bulk of his time and effort, he also plays in the bands Desert Center, Kurva Choir, Rhonya, and Move. His non-stop travels between North America and Europe have been propelled by vans, cars, trains, buses, planes, and boats, but most of all a commitment to ceaseless discovery and re-invention. His oceanic sounds provide a home for the homeless and journeys to the homebound.

https://cjboyd.bandcamp.com

Róisín Adams' Mirror Compositions pushes beyond convention to extract astonishing sounds from the acoustic fringes of the piano. Interacting live with a sonically rich library of short, prepared piano improvisation units she recorded during a residency at Banff Centre for Creativity and Arts, composer/pianist Róisín Adams explores alternative harmonic fields in a conversation between herself and the vast possibilities of extended technique.

An ever-shifting investigation into sound and space, Adams’ compelling electroacoustic environments invite listeners to experience the familiar instrument in an entirely new way.

Parkland is a music project based around the writing and recordings of Rob Malowany. Primarily a singer/songwriter, immersion in the Vancouver creative music scene inspired Malowany to mix improv and textural exploration into his song structures. In a live setting Parkland exists in many forms, from voice with guitar and piano, to an exploratory full-spectrum band with drums, dobro, cello, piano, and bass, together with an array of noise soundscapes and unique textures.

The group’s lineup is an ever-shifting mix of members of the Vancouver creative, experimental, and roots communities, the current touring line up includes:

Stephen Lyons – drums, noise (Fond of Tigers/Sun Belt)

Robin James Hunter – slide guitar, lap steel

Shanto Acharia – bass (Fond of Tigers/Limbs of the Stars)

Jon Wood - electric guitar (Flophouse Jr., Cam Penner)

Rob Malowany – voice, electric guitar

Gillian Moranz is a song slinging balladeer influenced by the likes of Mary Gauthier, Townes Van Zandt, Gillian Welche, Leonard Cohen, and The Underbelly Report. The wisdom and insight of her songs blend seamlessly with her unique and original sounding voice and her dynamic stories showcase a folk sensibility with an undeniably contemporary twist. Regardless of the context, Moranz always strives to leave her audiences feeling as though they have witnessed something dynamic, compelling, thought-provoking, and profound.

The Big Rock Brewery Fringe Bar, the Vancouver Fringe Festival’s social hub. Located at Ocean Art Works, in front of Ocean Concrete and next to the Creekhouse on Granville Island, this is the best place to meet fellow Festival-goers and artists from across the country and around the world. The Fringe Bar is also Vancouver’s hottest music venue. No Fringe experience is complete without a trip to the Big Rock Brewery Fringe Bar. Come say hi!

8:00pm - Parkland - parklandmusicproject.com

Impassioned, heart-laid-bare songwriting collides with lush orchestration and alt-country twang. A band full of Vancouver live music vets pushing themselves, and each other, into parts unknown.

9:00pm - Ashley Shadow - ashleyshadow.bandcamp.com

With a musical CV stretching back to the early 2000s that includes some of Vancouver’s most celebrated bands, it is no surprise that Ashley Shadow’s debut full-length arrives as a fully realized statement from an artist in her prime. Come be transported by one of our city’s most powerful, and most haunting, voices.

10:00pm - DJ Penny Tentiary - redcat.ca

Dave Gowans and the staff at Red Cat know a thing or two about music. This night will feature DJ Penny Tentiary pulling her favourite party-starters from her personal vinyl collections to spin for your listening pleasure.

PARKLAND is filming footage for a documentary movie set for release in the Spring of 2018.

You are invited to Merge on Saturday May 27th, 2017 to become part of this documentary. Participants are encouraged to capture their experience of the event with their own mobile device or camera to become collaborators in the documentary film.

Two fantastic acts featured on Vancouver record label Offseason Records will be sharing a night exploration and atmosphere at Merge.

$10 at the door.CASH ONLY

Rob Malowany further expands the range and depth of Parkland on the brooding, achingly beautiful, second full length album entitled Monument. Released almost one year to the day of his debut release Singularity, also on Offseason Records. Both records are available in exquisite packaging on colored and white vinyl respectively.

Rick Maddocks is a composer, writer and singer. Before founding Sun Belt in 2013, which has yielded Cabalcor ( a fever dream of dusty, unhurried songs), released on OffSeason Records, he wrote and performed in The Meal, an experimental opera that debuted at the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival (Vancouver) in 2011 and was restaged at Pacific Theatre in 2012. He also wrote and produced atmospheric roots band The Beige’s two releases, 01 and El Ángel Exterminador. His collection of linked stories, Sputnik Diner, was published by Knopf Canada/Vintage. Rick will be performing a few of his wonderful songs as duo this evening.

Parkland will be at Tractorgrease with their Soulful, Folk, Roots tunes. Rob Malowany (Vancouver) will be performing a solo set of material from his project Parkland. Along for the ride will be Robin James Hunter, featuring his masterful guitar work and renditions of some of his favorite songs. Likely Robin will be joining Rob on some Parkland songs featuring extrodinary lap steel guitar.

$10

For more information please contact Tractorgrease Cafe at 604-858-3814 or email: tractorgrease@gmail.com

Rob Malowany further expands the range and depth of Parkland on the brooding, achingly beautiful, second full length album entitled Monument. Released almost one year to the day of his debut release Singularity, also on Offseason Records. Both records are available in exquisite packaging on colored and white vinyl respectively.

Robin James Hunter is a songwriting acoustic/electric/steel/slide guitarist/musician based in Vancouver. Performing regularly with Parkland, Sound Refuge and Sarah Wheeler, Robin moved to Vancouver from Edmonton. In Edmonton Robin fronted an acoustic trio called “Robin Hunter and the Six Foot Bullies” who released two albums of original songs. Some of Robin's studio work is featured on the following artists records: Mark Davis, Sherry-Lee Wisor, Old Reliable, Wendy Mcneill, Justin Rutledge, Tanyss Nixi, Everett Laroi, Parkland and many others. Check out Robin's lasted record at the link below:

Rob Malowany further expands the range and depth of Parkland on the brooding, achingly beautiful, second full length album entitled Monument. Released almost one year to the day of his debut release Singularity, also on Offseason Records. Both records are available in exquisite packaging on colored and white vinyl respectively.

Edmonton Ex-pat Rob Malowany further expands the range and depth of Parkland on the brooding, achingly beautiful, second full length album entitled Monument. Released almost one year to the day of his debut release Singularity, also on Offseason Records. Both records are available in exquisite packaging on colored and white vinyl respectively.

Rob Malowany further expands the range and depth of Parkland on the brooding, achingly beautiful, second full length album entitled Monument. Released almost one year to the day of his debut release Singularity, also on Offseason Records. Both records are available in exquisite packaging on colored and white vinyl respectively.

Since 2010 Calgary, Alberta’s Whitney Ota has been putting out music under the direction of Yankee Yankee (YY). While playing in groups such as Natural and Burro, YY is a solo synth based project out of his home recording studio, Canopy Sound. Through his YY releases Ota has exercised his expression with a high understanding of composition and sound construction.

https://yankeeyankee1.bandcamp.com/

ATLAAS is defined by a fascination with pop, R&B, and the human condition. With a synth, a loop pedal, and her expressive voice, songwriter Heather Thomas explores love in all its forms.

Merge is pleased to present a special night with Old Cabin (Whitehorse) - Pony Girl (Ottawa) & Parkland (Vancouver)

Friday October 7th, 2016Doors: 9:30pm Show: 10pmMerge is located on the NE corner of Clark & Powell.10$ cover(Cash only)

Promoting the release of the latest Old Cabin release - Saturn Return - Jona Barr and company set back into Merge for another intimate treat. This time through there is said to be some wonderful vinyl in hand. Come prepared to grab some to help the tour.

Tour support is Pony Girl from Ottawa. The Ottawa collective have been lauded for their “evocative soundscapes” (CBC Radio), “ability to push the boundaries that define ‘pop-rock’” (Mixtape Magazine), and “musical depth quite astonishing to experience” (Exclaim!) since the release of their debut album, SHOW ME YOUR FEARS, in 2013. Audiences have been mesmerized by their sets at festivals including Ottawa Bluesfest, CityFolk, Ottawa Jazz Festival, Arboretum, and on several tours of Eastern Canada. Pony Girl released FOREIGN LIFE through So Sorry Records on November 7, 2015.

Fresh on the heals of the latest Parkland releases - Singularity (October 2015) and Affiliates:1 (May 2016) - both on Offseason Records. Parkland will be warming up the stage and their show/tour dates for the upcoming release - Monument (October 2016), also on Offseason. Release shows in BC & AB to follow.

A special Thursday night show @ Merge in Vancouver with the mighty OLD CABIN (Yukon). This show will feature Whitehorse-based musician Jona Barr delivering his brand new EP titled - Saturn Return. Barr will be accompanied by a band of players featuring Kyle Cashen (Old Time Machine), Thean Slabbert (Bosveld) and Pascal Dalaquis (Hilotrons). Opening up this event will be Rob Malowany from Parkland performing a rare solo set.

Skinny Fat Jacks hosts Rob Malowany performing a rare solo set of PARKLAND material. Guests will also be treated to a special duo performance from Brad & Jessicka of Hunting. Skinny Fat Jacks is a pretty cozy little spot, no reservations, general admission. Get there early to grab a seat. Doors @ 8pm. Show @ 9pm. Admission by Donation.